John c l a e k e



- @uiten tstes gnent @fitta Letters Patent No. 78,059, dated May 19, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN WRAPPRS FOB. NEEDLES.

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lO ALLWHOM IT MAY .CONCERNz' Be it known that I, JOHN CLARKE, of Redditch, in the county of Worcester, and Kingdom of England, needle-manufacturenrra subject of her Britannie Majesty, have invented Improvements in Wrappers or Envelopes for Needles; invention; that is to say- This invention consists in 'making wrappers or envelopes for needles, in such manner that a sheath or nccdle-ease is so connected at itsA one end to'an envelopeor outer Wrapper or ease as to form a`sort of hinged part upon such envelope or outer wrapper, so that when the outer Wrapper is opened,` and the ends of the needles exposed, the opening outward, and consequent pressure of the bottom part of the outer wrapper, and loiver end of th'e sheath or needle-ense, will cause suclrsheath to spring,r forward into a vertical position, enabling the needles tobe selected and extracted therefrom with greatfaeility.

object and nature of this invention will be better understood byA reference to the drawings hereudto attached.

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4a. is the sheath or needle-case, connected at its one end, a', to an envelope or outer wrapper, b, so as to form a sortof hinged partv upon the envelope or outer Wrapper Z. The outerwrapper b consists of two closing or folding sideivings, 1 2, which fold .one upon the other and theneedle-sheath a, as seenat iig. 2i The outer wrapper Iz alsoconsists of a, bottom or tail-piece, 3, for folding up and upon the side-pieces 1 A2, andthe needlesheath a, and a top flap-piece, 4, the end of which passes into the free end or bottom of the tail-pieco 3 upon the closing of the Wrapper, and secures it; tig. 3 showing the wrapper closed. i

When the outer wrapper bis opened, and the ends ofthe needles exposed, the opening outward and conseqacntpressure of the bottom part 3, and the lower end ofthe sheath or needle-case a, will cause such slieatha to spring forward into a vertical position, as shown at iig. 4 enabling the needles to be selected therefrom with great facility. n

Figure-5 shows the envelope or needle-case inV perspective when opened and in position for use. I claim the sheath ct, applied to the wrapper Z1, to operate in the manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth. A 4 l The above specification of'my invention signed by me, this tenth day of February, in the year of ouTI'roTd one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

JOHN CLARKE.

Witnesses:

ELIHU BURRITT, WM. TADMAN FoULKns.-

andI do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of mysaid Figure 1 shows a wrapper or envelope for needles, formed as already specified, with the parts thrown open 

